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Setting up a SOCKS proxy over SSH on Linux

Browser only

First, start a tunnel over SSH:

ssh -N -D [PORT] [USER]@[SERVER_IP]

Then, in the browser, set the proxy settings to use SOCKS with host 127.0.0.1:[PORT] (i.e., using whatever PORT number you used in the tunnel command).

Global (all traffic)

To capture all traffic, use sshuttle.

First, install it:

# e.g., with python:
pip install -U sshuttle

Then run it:

sshuttle --dns -r user@host 0.0.0.0/0

It'll prompt for the sudo password.

Sources

• "How to Set up SSH SOCKS Tunnel for Private Browsing"
• sshuttle